The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-02
Considerable Excitement In the City
Over the Shooting of Four hicn Near

COnSloefaSle sISSi;emcnL IN tne Slty
Over the Shooting of Four Men Near
TigeryiIle.
Considerable excitement was occasioncd
here Wednesday morning by telegram stat
ing that the strike i'll rerrebonne parish had
resulted in the probably fatal shooting of four
white men WHO had been shipped the day
previous IRON this city to the Lacassagne
plantation to supply the places of hands that
had withdrawn from the fields. The tele-
gram referred TO, and which was from Mr..
Lacassagne, was sent in duplicate to Messrs.
c. i. Black and ". S. Benedict, and read as
follows:
Strikers shot four of my laborers this
morning from an ambush. l have tele-
graphed the Governor for troops. Please see
tina. they get off at once. Answer if they
will come to-day
II was also stated that further trouble was
anticipated and that considerable anxiety
was being felt by the peaceably-inclined peo-
pie in tho parish over the existing condition
Of things. Messrs. Black and Benedict, inn
| mediately upon receipt Of the above, made
known its contents to Gems. Glynn and
Meyer and Gel. Richardson, Of the Washing
ton Artillery, with view Of having Capt
Beanham's battery sent to Tgerville, which
| IL about eight miles from Mr.. Lacassagne's
plantation. Gov. McEnery wss telegraphed
| 10 at Shreveport in reference to the above,
with the following result, as made known
| through dispatch to Nr. Charles s. Black,
received Wednesday evening:
| SHREVEPORT, Ia, Nov. 2, 1887.
| To Charles s. Black, ESD:
ordered troops to Tigervil!e early this
and telegraph people At IigerVille.
| s. y. McENERY, Governor.
In connection with the above, Mr.. Black
stated that he had called at the offices of
Gems. Glynn and Meyer and notified them OF
the Governors action. He also visited that
Of Col. FAIRIES but found his Office closed. At
| any rate the, troops were ORDERED to Tiger
| vile Wednesday evening, and will have ar
rived at their destination before these lines
meet the readers eye.
Mr.. Benedict. who is largely interested in
sugar planting in the vicinity of TIgervilie,
has been sending hands in large numbers TO
| Terrebonne parish since the strike He says
| | e finds no difficulty III getting as many az
he wants. and especially is this the case if
the necessary protection is guaranteed.
| The following telegram was received
Wednesday forenoon by NJ. John T. Moore,
Jr., from Schriever, La:
'ScHRIEvER, La, Nov, 2, 1887.
| '"To John 7. Moore, Esq:
| ''All quiet. No one at work this morning.
| Mr.. George Marshall, manager of your plan
| tation, haa gone to Honma for the sheriff u
| The opinion at the Sugar Exchange yester-
| day was that, while there might possibly be
| some bloodshed. the present disturbances
| Would soon blow over and the crop would be
| taken from the fields without damage.
Gen. Beanregard returned to the city yes
| terdarr and Col. FAIRIES WAS in consultation
| with him during the greater portion of the
! day. The General read long dispatch last
evening from the Governor, who is at
Shrete port, i'll which the latter told the for
mer to use his discretion in handling troops.
THE EFFECT ON THE LABoE MARKET.
| Mr.. Albert u. Parker, who has for many
| years been engaged IN securing labor for the
asked by HINES DEMoCRAr reporter Wednes-
| day evening what effect the present troubles
have had upon the local labor market.
Mr.. Parker stated that there has been no
unusual demand for plantation laborers this
season, and that there are but few really
good men to be had in this city for that kind
OF work. About sixty men, eighteen of
! whom were white, were sent out Wednesday,
| put tGls Is not unusual, IS the sugar-grind-
ing always necessitates the employment Of
| extra help. Some orders have been given for
men, contingent upon the continuance of
the strike. Many really reliable men, who
are out OF employment and are aillina 10 %
on the plantations, were deferred Wednesday
by the report that the blacks had tired on
white lsborers near 2lgerville, and are await
INK further reports. Il number Of men have
recently returned from Camp Leyee, report
ing that owing to heavy rains they have been
| unable to work continuously, and have re-
turned with the intention Of seeking work
Oh the plantations. There Is disposition
j among some OF the negroes here to hold out